Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 221

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 221

149. It’s the Opposite

Hurry Edelbais’s elimination caused quite a commotion.

Needless to say, those who had bet money on Hurry Edelbais were upset, and the northern families led by Baron Edelbais couldn’t hide their bewilderment.

One of the championship candidates eliminated in the preliminaries.

And by another championship candidate, with just a single sword strike.

“Isn’t Hurry Edelbais the runner-up from the previous tournament? I heard his skills improved tremendously!”

“Who knows about that. Maybe he got complacent with being runner-up and practiced half-heartedly?”

“Hey now. How can you disparage the pride of the North like that!”

The North didn’t want to make Hurry’s elimination seem like ‘no big deal,’ so they enthusiastically promoted Dane.

“That friend called Dane Sogress is truly tremendous!”

“His skills are amazing. He subdued Hurry Edelbais in an instant, didn’t he?”

“Of course Hurry is incredibly strong too, but it means the Sogress County is incredible as well!”

On the other hand, the other championship candidates led by Conwell were busy mocking the North and belittling Dane.

“How negligent must his training have been to lose to a mere 14-year-old with a single sword strike?”

“Exactly. No matter how many talents that boy Dane Sogress possesses, Hurry was too weak!”

“How is that the pride of the North? It’s the North’s shame!”

In any case, Dane’s shortest-time preliminary passage and elimination of Hurry Edelbais was certainly a tremendously shocking event.

Even the gambling houses had extraordinary discussions about moving all the money bet on Hurry over to Dane’s side.

In the midst of all this…

“Mother, look over there! Haha. How long has it been.”

On the capital streets, one of the Empire’s most distinguished noble couples was strolling with happy expressions.

“Indeed. It’s nice. After seeing only the leisurely southern scenery, it’s good to see such a bustling scene.”

“Doesn’t it remind you of the old days? When we used to sneak out for dates.”

“Hmm. I don’t remember. Who did I go with?”

“Th-that can’t be! We definitely went together…”

“I’m joking, just joking.”

It was the Count and Countess Sogress.

After various conversations, the two headed straight to the Duke’s Mansion of Termion.

In fact, even before arriving, waiting attendants came out to escort the two.

“Well, look who it is. Sir Asmar.”

“Count Sogress. It’s been a long time.”

Sir Asmar, who served as the couple’s attendant, smiled brightly and nodded.

“Then and now, when you visit here, you two always come so intimately alone.”

“Do we two need an escort? Haha.”

One was the Empire’s greatest Hexa-class legendary spear knight.

The other was a legendary assassin (former).

With just the two of them, they could easily subdue hundreds of soldiers and slip away leisurely without a scratch.

“And when coming here, that’s more comfortable. When visiting a close elder brother, what use are escorts, and there’s no need to come with attendants hanging all over.”

The Count and Countess Sogress thus entered the Duke’s Mansion of Termion.

And they met Duke Termion, who had been waiting at the entrance.

“Oh my.”

“Goodness.”

The two were surprised, forgetting even to greet.

Right next to Duke Termion wasn’t Leila, but…

“My word, Duchess.”

“Oh my. That’s Delward, right?”

Because Duchess Termion, who had risen from her sickbed, and Delword Termion, who was said to have left home, were standing there.

They had already heard the news.

But seeing it in person like this, they couldn’t be happier.

“How long has it been.”

“Have you been well, Count, Countess?”

After an emotional time passed.

The four moved to the reception room and had a long-awaited conversation.

“It’s thanks to Dane. If not for that child, Mother would be by now…”

“Really, and when we talked about compensation, do you know what he said? That he wanted to eat strawberry tart. How pure, isn’t he?”

From the start, endless praise for their son continued, and smiles never left the Count couple’s faces.

“I don’t know how fortunate I am to have a child like my Dane, Aken. Being with Leila, curing Mother’s illness… and making Delward return too.”

“Hehe. How is all that something our Dane did alone? It’s the result of everyone’s efforts together.”

“Come now. You don’t need to be so modest just because he’s your son. He’s really an amazing fellow.”

A heartwarming atmosphere.

Hearing praise about one’s son is always a happy and good thing.

Moreover, his son helped the elder brother he’s closest to and even cured his elder brother’s wife’s illness.

‘Who raised him, really.’

On one hand, it was also amazing.

How does such a young fellow manage to handle everything so well and accomplish things even adults can’t?

Even though he was his own son, it was equally amazing.

“I prepared loads of gifts because of that, so make sure to take them when you leave later. No matter how much I tell Dane, he says he doesn’t need anything.”

“Haha. I’ll definitely deliver them.”

“Oh, and by the way. You must have heard the news, but… about my son. Do you think he’ll win? He passed the preliminaries in the shortest time and even eliminated Hurry Edelbais, who was called a championship candidate.”

When the Dante Cup came up, Count Sogress grinned.

“Finally, our family will bring home the Dante Cup too. Goodbye to the past of never winning a championship cup because I kept losing to Elder Brother.”

“Oh my. Were you holding onto that? My goodness. You should have quietly gone to the boys and girls division, but you stubbornly insisted on following me to the youth division I was participating in, and in the adult division too…”

Now he could see that father and son were exactly alike.

Count Sogress had applied to higher divisions even when unnecessary, with the sole determination to beat Duke Termion.

“But Dane is different.”

“Do you think so too?”

Duke Termion grinned.

“Yes. Though I’m sorry for Elder Brother’s daughter.”

“…How did our daughter end up in the youth division following that fellow.”

“But she made it to the main tournament, didn’t she?”

“The problem is what comes after. I just hope she doesn’t meet your son.”

Duke Termion, who had been sighing, added.

“Probably, your son will win.”

The Count couple grinned as if they had been waiting for this.

Dane’s victory.

It was a natural thing to say.

Like the sun rising in the east.

In the main tournament, a total of four matches are held.

Main tournament rounds 1 and 2.

And the semifinals and finals.

And I had already passed the first match.

My opponent was the heir of Baron Delbes, and since he kept provoking me, I subdued him in one go.

“Winner! Dane Sogress!”

And the following second match wasn’t quite like the first match, but—

“D-damn it. What the hell are you!”

Before I could swing my sword three times, my opponent had already surrendered.

After exchanging sword strikes a couple of times, his face went pale and he declared his surrender.

I didn’t even go that hard on him.

Well, if he wants to give up, that’s fine by me.

Anyway, a few hours after finishing the main tournament’s first and second matches.

Finally, the semifinal draw took place.

A total of 4 semifinalists.

“Ransel Perion, step forward.”

The drawing method is simple.

Draw balls numbered 1 through 4, and arrange them in order.

Then 1st and 2nd face each other, and 3rd and 4th face each other.

“Number 1.”

“Ransel Perion, number 1. Dane Sogress. Step forward.”

Next, I drew number 2.

In other words.

The remaining two people no longer needed to draw balls.

“The semifinal bracket is now confirmed. Ransel Perion and Dane Sogress, who drew numbers 1 and 2 respectively, will face each other.”

I briefly locked eyes with Ransel.

His expression didn’t show any signs of being intimidated or afraid just because he had lost to me before.

“Please take care of me, Dane Sogress.”

“I look forward to a good match.”

And for the remaining 3rd and 4th positions.

“Leila Termion and Conwell Akeius will face each other.”

Leila, who made it to the semifinals, and Conwell, who was supposedly the strongest championship candidate in this tournament, will face each other.

Then I looked at Leila’s expression and almost burst out laughing.

The look in her eyes as she stared at me was no joke.

I could see her determination to definitely win and advance to the finals.

By the way, Leila truly has talent after all.

I thought she’d be scared, but she easily passed the preliminaries and won both the first and second main tournament matches.

She struggled a bit in the second match, but perhaps the training with me paid off, as she ultimately pulled through.

Without a single injury.

But she doesn’t seem to have any intention of being satisfied here.

Leila left the venue as soon as the drawing ceremony ended.

She seemed to be going to train, and I just hoped she wouldn’t overexert herself.

“Dane Sogress.”

I was about to leave too when someone called out to stop me.

It was Conwell.

He seemed to be a head taller than me.

“Let’s meet in the finals. I’ve been wanting to face you.”

I responded calmly to his words.

“Beat Leila first.”

Leila is definitely not weak.

I don’t know if Conwell is stronger, but she’s at least not an opponent he can easily defeat.

But when Leila’s name came up, Conwell snickered.

“I know the young lady of Termion has considerable talent, but she’s not my match. She was just lucky to make it to the semifinals.”

“Do you really think so?”

I responded with the same snicker.

The fellow seemed a bit flustered, but soon acted as if nothing happened.

“…Anyway, I’ll definitely meet you in the finals. And… I declare right here and now that the championship cup is mine.”

It’s good to be confident.

“…I must win. I have to…”

“What are you muttering about?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. See you in the finals.”

Conwell hastily left the scene.

Well, everyone has their reasons for needing to win.

But that doesn’t mean I have any reason to lose.

And, though it’s a bit sudden, I now have one more reason to win.

On the way back to the dormitory.

A gaze directed toward me.

They seemed to be trying hard to hide their presence, but it was meaningless before my sensing ability.

I pretended not to notice and walked, then became certain that someone was following me.

I wondered who sent them.

“Interference.”

The Akeius Marquis Family, desperate for a third consecutive championship?

Or the Northern Region, angry that their pride was eliminated from the preliminaries?

Or perhaps, Ransel Perion’s side?

The moment I entered an alley, I hid in the shadows, and when someone followed me into the alley shortly after, I revealed myself again.

From behind.

“Stay quiet.”

“…”

My opponent seemed to give up and stopped with a start.

By the way, did they send a female assassin?

She was wearing a robe with the hood pulled down so I couldn’t see her face, but her build was small.

But I could tell right away that she wasn’t an assassin.

The scent of perfume brushing past my nose.

“It would be best if you turned around slowly.”

At my words, she obediently turned her body.

“Please remove your hood.”

And when she removed her hood, I was a little surprised.

“…Don’t worry. That’s not my intention.”

“Baroness Akeuss…?”

It was indeed Baroness Akeuss.

The tracking and surveillance were too sloppy for an assassin.

That’s why I was relieved, but I never expected the identity to be the Baroness.

But that doesn’t mean this situation is appropriate.

With the semifinal and final matches remaining, the family member of my potential opponent has come to see me.

“You were following me. Continuously since earlier.”

“…Yes. I’m sorry if it was unpleasant.”

“Honestly, it was.”

I put my dagger back.

“Dane Sogress. I don’t have much time… so I’ll speak directly.”

“If you’re thinking of asking me to lose, I’ll only listen up to here. I never saw the Baroness today.”

That’s when it happened.

“No. It’s the opposite.”

The Baroness looked at me with very serious eyes.

“If you meet my son, Conwell, in the finals… please defeat him thoroughly.”

Defeat him thoroughly?

“So that child can never be arrogant again.”

It was a strange request.

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